Conference program

Sessions, rooms and speakers for ICMM9 Prague 2026.

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Monday, 31 August 2026

Welcome reception

· Social

19:00–21:00

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Opening

· Social

09:00–09:20

Dislocations, Gradient Plasticity & Micromorphic Modeling

· Chair: Reuven Segev

09:25–10:40

09:25–09:50 A Fast Fourier Transform-Based Method for Static Field Dislocation Mechanics Within a First Strain Gradient Elasticity Theory of Mindlin Type — Stéphane Berbenni

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09:50–10:15 A Periodic, Non-Singular Dislocation Energy Kernel Based on Gradient Elasticity and Ewald Summation — Bernhard Heininger

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10:15–10:40 Microcurl Modelling of Size Effects in Single Crystals — Samuel Forest

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Coffee break

· Break

10:40–11:10

Crystal Plasticity, Texture & Anisotropy

· Chair: Stéphane Berbenni

11:10–12:50

11:10–11:35 A CPFEM-Based Virtual Testing Approach for Characterizing Anisotropic Plastic Behavior of Additively Manufactured Low-Carbon Lath Martensitic Steel — Hoyoung Lee

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11:35–12:00 Characterizing and Modelling the Viscoplastic Anisotropy of Tin Single Crystals Using CPFEM — Alain Twisungemariya

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12:00–12:25 Effects of Texture on Twin Propagation and Thickening in Magnesium Alloys — Filip Šiška

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12:25–12:50 Assessment of Numerical Schemes for Solving Higher-Order Gradient Crystal Plasticity Model — Yuichi Tadano

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Lunch

· Break

12:50–14:00

Constitutive Foundations & Mathematical Material Modeling

· Chair: Martin Horák

14:00–15:40

14:00–14:25 Geometrical Interpretation of Commutative-Symmetrical Stretch Tensor Products and the Decoupling of Material (An)isotropy From Deformation-Induced Anisotropy — Klaus Heiduschke

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14:25–14:50 On Force Interactions for Electrodynamics-Like Theories — Reuven Segev

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14:50–15:15 Polyconvexity with Moments and Sums of Squares — Stephan Weis

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15:15–15:40 Sweeping Process in Stress-Based Models of Elastoplasticity — Ivan Gudoshnikov

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Coffee break

· Break

15:40–16:10

Fatigue, Fracture & Microstructural Damage in Metals

· Chair: Jan Zeman

16:10–17:50

16:10–16:35 A Crystal-Plasticity Finite Element Framework to Assess the Fatigue Behavior of Turbine Blades Through Geometrically Necessary Dislocations Criteria and Conform Meshes — Sam Gadoin

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16:35–17:00 Atomistic Investigation of Anisotropic Radiation-Induced Embrittlement — Hojjat Mousavisogolitappeh

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17:00–17:25 Fatigue Life Prediction at the Microstructural Scale Considering Plastic Strain Localisation — Mathieu Musy-Haspel

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17:25–17:50 Revealing Fracture-Resistant Design Principles in Harmonic-Structured High-Entropy Alloys Using Quasi In-Situ Experiments and Integrated Modeling — Tang Gu

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Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Generalized Continua, Metamaterials & Size Effects

· Chair: Martin Horák

09:00–10:40

09:00–09:25 Modeling Metamaterials by Second-Order Rate-Type Constitutive Relations Between Only the Macroscopic Stress and Strain — Vít Průša

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09:25–09:50 On the Size Effect in Cellular Foam Materials: A Combined Numerical and Experimental Investigation — Fenil Maganbhai Lathiya

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09:50–10:15 Numerical Modeling of the Mechanical Behavior of New Architectured Materials Based on Bi-Crystallographic Analogies — Nicolas Lallemand

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10:15–10:40 Well-Posed Continuum Damage Models Without the Agonizing Gradient — Matti Schneider

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Coffee break

· Break

10:40–11:10

Shape Memory Alloys & Transformation Mechanics

· Chair: Samuel Forest

11:10–12:50

11:10–11:35 Constitutive Modeling of Coupled Dissipation Processes in the Mechanics of Shape Memory Alloys — Miroslav Frost

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11:35–12:00 Numerical Solution of Coupled Dissipation Processes in the Mechanics of Shape Memory Alloys — Petr Pelech

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12:00–12:25 Effects of Nanocrystalline Grain Size and Hydrogen on Stress-Induced Martensitic Transformation in NiTi Shape Memory Alloys: A Phase-Field Study — Kehinde Ajayi

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12:25–12:50 Modeling the Interaction Between Localized Transformation and Functional Fatigue in Shape Memory Alloys — Mahdi Neghabi

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Lunch

· Break

12:50–14:00

Thermomechanics, Constitutive Response & High-Rate Loading

· Chair: Paweł Dłużewski

14:00–15:40

14:00–14:25 A Unified Formulation of Gibbs Free Energy for Solids and Fluids — Thomas Böhlke

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14:25–14:50 A Monolithic Mixed Finite Element Formulation for Thermomechanical Small-Strain Elastoplasticity with Temperature‑Dependent Properties — Ahsan Kaleem

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14:50–15:15 Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Johnson–Cook Model for Dog-Bone S355 Structural Steel at High Strain Rates and Elevated Temperatures — Hamed Hampaiyan Miandoab

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15:15–15:40 Hard-Magnetic Soft Materials: Theory and Implementation — Marco Amato

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Coffee break

· Break

15:40–16:10

Polymers: Glass Transition, Melting & Programmed Response

· Chair: Thomas Böhlke

16:10–17:50

16:10–16:35 A Physical State-Dependent Model for Semicrystalline Polymers: Modeling the Transition from Elasto-Plasticity to Viscous Flow — Sandra Köhler

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16:35–17:00 An Internal Variable Approach to Model Relaxation Processes Near the Glass Transition Regime of Amorphous Thermoplastics — Frederik Hille

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17:00–17:25 Glass Transition of Polymers from a Thermodynamic Point of View — Sabine Enders

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17:25–17:50 Modeling Functionally Graded 4D Printed Shape Memory Polymers — Henrik Hembrock

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Thursday, 3 September 2026

Additive Manufacturing, Functionally Graded Materials & Computational Design

· Chair: Michael Somr

09:00–10:40

09:00–09:25 A Thermo-Mechanical Particle Finite Element Method for Unified Fluid-Solid Formulation: Application to Phase Change and Metal Additive Manufacturing — Jean-Philippe Ponthot

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09:25–09:50 Asymmetric Plasticity in Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel BCC Lattice Architecture — Ignacio Ríos

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09:50–10:15 Material-Aware Topology and Filament Path Optimization for Additive Manufacturing of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Polymers — Bruno Musil

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10:15–10:40 Programmable Anisotropy From Inflation Patterns in Pressurized Cellular Solids — Paul Lacorre

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Coffee break

· Break

10:40–11:10

Homogenization, Micromechanics & Multiscale Identification

· Chair: Matti Schneider

11:10–12:50

11:10–11:35 Determination of Constitutive Parameters From 3D Strain Fields — Martin Diehl

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11:35–12:00 Modeling Microstructural Evolution in Particulate Composites under Compression: A Mean-Field Homogenization Approach — Eléonore Bourdier

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12:00–12:25 Multiscale Characterization and Modeling of the Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Moso Bamboo — Lukas Speichinger

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12:25–12:50 Modeling the Creep Behavior of Lamellar NiAl-(Cr,Mo) Composites Using Three-Scale Homogenization — Claudius Klein

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Lunch

· Break

12:50–14:00

Phase-Field, Phase Change & Chemo-Mechanical Microstructure Evolution

· Chair: Milan Jirásek

14:00–15:40

14:00–14:25 A Consistent Homogenization Framework for Phase-Field Theory Based on Gurtin's Microforce Balance — Geralf Hütter

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14:25–14:50 Augmented Lagrangian Treatment of Inequality Constraints in Phase-Field Modelling of Microstructure Evolution — Deepjyoti Dhar

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14:50–15:15 Modeling of Phase Transitions during Hydride Formation in Palladium-Hydrogen Systems — Johannes Gisy

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15:15–15:40 Finite Element Analysis of Residual Stress Field Formed in Bimaterial GaN/AlGaN Substrates — Paweł Dłużewski

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Coffee break

· Break

15:40–16:10

Concrete, Damage, Fracture & Localization

· Chair: Milan Jirásek

16:10–17:25

16:10–16:35 Do We Need Complex Constitutive Models to Simulate the Concrete Gap Test? — Petr Havlásek

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16:35–17:00 Localization Analysis in the Plastic Regime of Concrete Damage-Plastic Models — Michal Šmejkal

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17:00–17:25 Microstructure-Based Discrete Lattice Modeling of Interlayer Fracture in 3D-Printed Concrete — Benjamin Werner

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Conference dinner

· Social

19:00–21:00